For me, the hardest boss of the series will always be my parents. Convincing them to lend me another quarter was among the toughest challenges I've faced in any game
Agreed. Hell, even Nazca (or the Irem ex-employes who formed Nazca and developed MS, or whatever the hell you wanna call them) developed games in general are simply gorgeous. In The Hunt, anyone?
I think one of my favorite lore tidbits is that apparently the reason why Allen never dies is His love for his wife and child and his absolute refusal to fail to return to them. Also I'd have to say the Monoeyes tend to be my nemesis. I can either do really well against them. Or I struggle against them. There doesn't tend to be a lot of in between for me.
Dude, Rootmars is freaking as hell. His appearance should be more than enough in why he’s a tough boss. He’s just so creepy to look at! I salute you for being able to face such an abomination.
The handsome leader of the Mars people with a cute angelic laugh" Me: *remembing calling Yamazaki the nicest and most considerate human being ever from ranking the KOF games from worst to best video* 😂 👍
@@meganinten0078 The very 1st Contra on the NES Console was Hard, but with the Power of the Konami Code [Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B-A Select/Start] where you're granted 30 Lives that'll make the Experience 10X more Easy. Edit: I always Dreamed about Contra and Metal Slug having a Crossover, just like how Double Dragon once did a Crossover with Battletoads.
@@joseurbina3835 I remember the first time me and my cousin beat Amadeus. Good and painful memories 😌 Edit: Ok. Nevermind. Metal Slug 7 is the last one in the MS Timeline 😅
@@meganinten0078 MS4 was the best Game I've ever played, even though most people say it's the Weakest Entry in the Series, because due to the Fact that there was no Tarma and Eri and some Stages were Recycled. It's a shame that Arcades are not as Popular anymore back in the 90's and Early 2000's, these Days Arcades can be found in sometimes in Pizza Restaurants (Pizza Hut and Cici's Pizza etc) or places like Dave and Busters.
Rankings of SNK bosses are always fun, thanks for this one. And depends on how much you consider Metal Slug Attack and Metal Slug Defense as canon but Amadeus does survive his boss fight and goes on to create an entire faction to keep being a pain in the ass.
Honestly that just seems to be a problem in general for the Regular Army in that they are really bad about making sure their threats are dealt with or actually dead.
I remember playing metal slug x with a friend from college we were on a roll steamrolling all the levels until we got to the final level. We both spent about $1.75 to beat it but damn we were in sync that day
Ahh..I still remember went I was 12 years old I play all metal slug until midnight. When I was destroy Brian robot I look at windor, I can see sun coming up and my brother wake and saw me still playing metal slug. He shock, he can't believe Im not sleep until morning. I ran to my bed and get sleep before my mom know I not sleep becaus playing games. I miss my childhood.
I grew up playing this. It was so addictive with a very fun first stage and then a parade of getting bent over. What a stunning game though. So much work to make it look the way it does.
Well, I had played in my computer so me losing my life was not an issue with extra credits in the arcade mode. On Console mode though well you are right about the difficulty. I had to resort to the arcade mode to clear the game.
Bit of a trick with Brain Robot: holding the Fire button with the Protogunner will activate Vulcan Fix and keep the gun in place, allowing you to focus on dodging. Also, his enrage only triggers once he has used his melee attack several times.
16:28 Correction: You CAN hit the kraken with grenades if it hasn't finished submerging or when it comes out of the lava OR using Eri since She can aim her grenades in 8 directions depending on the D-pad presses(If it's flying, hold up. If it was submerging, hold left or right.).
Also Kraken can took so freaking long to beat, even if you can dodge all those still risking the death from time out which is pretty hard to happen normally.
If you're lucky enough, you can defeat it without having to deal with the yellow bullets, since its attacks choices are random too. I once defeated it after he got stuck in a loop of wolf spirits, the "coin-ificator" beam and red bullets
10:00 You can stand in open space of the laser parts (between of laser shootting down) and when he begin fire big ring laser,jump immediately! Trust me, I play Anthology on my PS2 almost every days :) Hope this can helpful!
12:06 His aiming is as bad as the aiming of the StormTroopers from Star Wars 😆 I am not a big fan of Metal Slug but I still remember the day me and my cousin beat Amadeus. Maybe that is why Metal Slug 4 is one of my favorites.
Very refreshing to see a Metal Slug video once in a while! I really need to get into this series someday... what is the best way to play Metal Slug nowadays??
There are quite a few options. Most consoles have digital copies and they can also be bought on Steam and GoG. Just do a bit a research before you choose a version to buy because some of the digital copies have a bit of input lag which in a game like this, can make the game borderline unplayable.
The best thing about the Kraken is that, since it's a very long fight, even if you know how to evade all its attacks, the timer will kill you it if you can't deal enough damage to it
DANG! UR VIDEOS ARE JUST TOO GOOD MAN!! Also, I have an idea! Can you make a video about Top 10 Hardest Bosses in The Samurai Shodown Series? I think you must include all the games in the Samurai Shodown Series, because the mainline games don't even passed more than 10 Bosses. If you ever make a video about this, you always will have my sincere gratitude! Thanks buddy! Ur the best TH-camr ever for me! 😊😘👍❤️😍☺️
Yeeeeeiiiiii, Metal Slug!!!! (And clark in flames 5:35 😂). I would like to see a top of indigenous and native characters in Fighting games such as Rick Strowd (RB2 Fatal Fury), Julia and Michelle (Tekken), Nightwolf and Kotal Khan (MK), Thunder (Killer Instinct), White Buffalo (Power Instinct), Mudman (World Héroes), Tam Tam and Cham Cham (Samurái Shodown), T. Hawk (SF), and I am not sure if Tizoc (Garou/ KOF). Greetings.
i absolutely agree with kraken being #1 because kraken has three thing: -The Tentacle part are hard - Kraken part are also hard -Trying to defeat it without running out of time and dies(there was a super pro TH-camr that did All Metal Slug Bosses with without being hitten, well he is not hitten by kraken but Die by running out of time when Fighting Kraken)
1. Sol De Rokkie is my Nemesis, even he has a "trick" is not easy to pull off, also i fought him since 2000 when MS3 came out in arcades and let me tell you: try to fight that bastard in lvl 8 difficulty (which is ever put in that number in the arcades for you to lose your money) is a nightmare, i even learn to pass all the game without problems and no deaths before and after him in lvl 8. but that boss...ArgH!! it die with 27-30 shotgun shells or if you for the upper path, then fire is very useful against him. 2.After that the Sandmarine (MS5), i remember come to him with 40 bombs and still that bastard don't die (lvl 8 of course), 3.Final boss MSX Rugname. 4. MS2 Robot-Morden mission 3 WITHOUT the fire weapon, it just have sooo much defense and hitpoints and also survive the 2 helicopters above you meanwhile you are cornered, with the fire weapon is all opposite: too easy and die in few shots. 5.Kraken MS7, even he has many attack, you still can "learn it" 6.Invader King, still don't get the right pattern 7.Brain Robot, yeah he is an asshole 8.The Union MS7 XX 9.Amadeus and 10.Sea Satan from MS4: both have the same thing: Is just know where positioning to avoid bullets... the problem is remember where is and they change that position every time Some Mentions: -Is not a boss but try to pass the last 3 trains mission 5 in MS2 is hard, because there is not weapons for you when you get there or bombs (you have to save bombs until get there) -The submarine of 5th mission MSX WITHOUT any vehicle in lvl 8, i learn this trying survive mode in playstation 1 I find the O´Neil from MS4 actually easy (even in lvl 8): just let yourself shoot with the tank meanwhile you are jumping to go up the platform, from there no bullet can reach you, and you just shoot the upper section (the one barely you see in the top) when explodes (looks damaged but still is there) then just shot in the front of you trying to shoot the two low sections at the same time, when one of the sections is destroyed quickly try to destroy the other, and since the top part is already destroyed, you get to the last part with the cannon grounded in the floor, and since you are in the platform, just shoot all the incomings flying bombs with the tank and shoot the last part with no problem at all
16:49 This one! The Union 3-in-1 war vehicle The 5th level of XX was a festival or swarming you with enemies from all directions every few steps, including packs of mini UFOs that laser straight down through your head, all while player is set to glide down cliffs and crevices on a parachute which doesn't let you jump and shuffle around like usual. And this fat kitchen sink is just a salt in the wounds. You just have to find crawlspaces through all the enemy attacks, while crushing the primary fire key hoping to kill one of the 3 units and get some fresh air. And even then destroyed units are still able to shoot and dock together crushing you if you try to put a few more bullets into it during a time window. An utter chaos. Sad part: the concept is amazing. A tank, a jet and an armed platform thingy megazorded into one machine is something we didnt see much in MS series. Really wish this boss would be an obtainable unit in MS Defense
For me based on Lv.8 Difficulty (hardest difficulty) playthrough experience Hardest No.1 Amadeus last phase No.2 Sandmarine No.3 Sal Dae Rokker No.4 Rugname No.5 Kraken No.6 Rootmars Also MS7/XX Mission 4 , 5 boss Jupiter King if fight without Rebel's LV Armor When you come from Ostrich route you don't have vehicle to fight this boss if come from secret base route you'll have LV Armor at least you can use eject trick to avoid dmg Invader King if fight without Slug (fight is easy with Slug + Tarma because when Tarma ride a Slug Vulcan dmg is x1.5 and can take 6 hits while other chars when ride a Slug can take only 3 hits) Elder Centipede (MS6 mission 4) fight is harder without Slug Flyer (Slug Flyer destroyed during Slug flyer route or during boss fight or come from Rootmars route) All MS1 bosses are easiest bosses even Lv.8 difficulty especially when fight with Slug + spare alot of Grenades (40-50 if possible) before fight you can spam it and kill the boss quickly
Another infuriating thing about the Kraken is the time limit, which kills you when you reach 0. For me, the hardest boss is the Monoeye aliens from MS3, as a Zombie, you have to time it right with the blood vomit while dodging the beams.
8:52,I'm super late, but the proto gunner has the Vulcan Fix built into it, so just hold down fire to constantly aim in one direction while moving around!
14:14 The only possible, legal way to cheese the Monoeyes boss fight was having your character turned into their Zombie form and spams the grenades that you saved from earlier. Still the tricky part is you have to timing the Blood Pukes in the right moments to kill them fast before their attacks became ridiculously fast.
I've never played 6 or 7, but Amadeus fight was like a death the moment the invincibility wore off. That's my number one and I feel validated it is high on your list!
Hey I've got an idea Since you made a video on the best songs of KOF, why won't you make one for the best songs of Metal Slug. That game definitely has awesome themes ( with Secret Place from MS 4 being my favourite ) What do you think ?
i LOVED Sand Marine and Fall Mecha, one of my favorite bosses in the series, but they are quite a challenge. really liked the two O'Neil fights on the list, didn't really like the Sol boss, Brain Robot is cool but i hated how it goes from hard to absolutely painful if you try to use the vehicle there, really liked Amadeus, Rootmars is pretty neat even if way too repetitive and high on health for me, HATED MS2's final boss and loved the Kraken boss. great video!
I'm happy with any video.. Time to watch the metal slug lore videos again after so long 😁 Thinking of playing the metal slug games for first time on mobile now🤔
"There are those who could defeat these monsters blindfolded while holding the controller with their feet" 😂😂😂 I'd like to know those monsters who can do that!!
You could also make a video to rank the different factions based on how strong they each are both gameplay-wise and lore-wise. My list (only lore-wise), from most powerful to least powerful, would be: 1) Future Rebel Army 2) Mars People 3) Invaders 4) Present Rebel Army 5) Ptolemaic Army 6) Amadeus Syndicate
For me, its the avatar of evil, his annoying balls will follow you until you die but the blls probs dont stop, and when he ascends, more balls will rapidly approach the player, when thats done, he will use a scythe to send down those spear looking thingys,and it will launch out puffs of smoke if your close to it, it has a bunch of health and its hitting point is the skull, removing any more hitting points either than the skull imbedded in its chest, there
If there's one thing that Metal Slug 4 did well, I think it's the final boss fight. For many reasons, I feel that Amadeus's fight is the best boss in the entire series, and certainly outpaces many of the other final bosses. For example, Rootmars simply involves jumping in and out of the Metal Slug while he repeats the same two attacks over and over again, while Dark Spirit Incarnate is literally just sliding left and right and waiting for his scythe to fall down. The Rugname final boss from MS2 literally just fires blindly in the middle and spams annoying over-buffed U.F.O.'s for the whole fight. Compare this to a climatic three-phased boss fight full of fun and dodge-able patterns against missiles, laser rings, energy balls, mobile satellites, a giant buzzsaw, a machine-gun, central cockpit heat lasers, vertical & horizontal beams, mini-robots and bouncing shots. The atmosphere is intense, it always keeps you on your toes and has high replay-ability because of the sheer diversity of attacks it has. Now only if Metal Slug 4 had this much ambition in the entire game, and it could have been one of the best entries in the series.
Definely! Other bosses are easy once you are familiarize their attack patterns but when it comes to dr.amadues i was like “ holy sht”with these attack projectiles.
I remember getting super bummed out when I nearly beaten Metal Slug 3 in 1 life then started losing a continue at the final boss on hard mode. So I kissed those achievements for no death on Mission 5 and no continue run on xbox live. The final mission is about as long as doing mission 1 to 4 in MS3. I wouldn't say this series is bat shit hard compared to contra where even touching an enemy in those games kills you. In metal slug the attacks are heavily telegraphed, each enemy action needs purpose for why your protagonist is getting harmed.
I would disagree on Brain Robot being that high due to a single thing that flips the entire fight - MS6 new mechanic, Vulcan Fix. While every other slug's Vulcan can be locked into current direction only by Tarma, Protogunner's Vulcan can be fixed by ANYONE - even Ralf. And with that change, you can focus on dodging, as Brain Robot is so stupidly tall that you can't really miss him if you fixed your vulcan around the middle of screen.
I had a grudge for (also) the mission 4 of Metal slug IV... I couldn't progress on the arcades because of it (Played with my brother and we had a limit of how many we could spend), and Big Jhon was tough to deal with those glass bombs that killed you even in zombified state... good old times
I just recently played Metal Slug X and I have a personal grudge against the tank of the first level, just beacuse each time I attempt a perfect run of the that stage one of the three final dudes to rescue (from destroying the bottom turret) always goes off screen and my attempts to catch him always end in a missile stunning my metal slug and messing up the run.
I can honestly say that the Rugname and Sol Dae Rokker are not hard, they are just unfair because: ...Sol Dae Rokker yellow beams are truly impossible to avoid only when the boss is enraged, so if the boss doesn't do that attack (RNG involved basically) you can easily win; ...and the Rugname is hard because of how unpredictable and sturdy the Elite Ufos are. If the Dai Manji (previous phase) drops a super weapon, the final battle will be 300 times easier. Rather than skill, those two bosses need luck.
That hardest boss for me is that one fucking tank thing in one of the snow levels. I think it has saws or spikes in the front of it, you can’t stand on it, and I’m pretty sure Morden was controlling it. I died so many times to that boss
Don’t forget about Kraken taking so long to kill that the timer actually matters here, so you have 1 more way of dying even if you are doing well. The fight would be more fun and bearable if there was a Slug before heading in. It’s a tough fight but we like the challenge. Thank goodness it wasn’t in arcades.
Though I agree with most of them but Union should have been there. My goodness,that thing was a nightmare. For me invader king is the hardest Metal Slug boss of all time
He's not wrong about the number one. What makes it even harder is that if you're fighting the Kraken on hard difficulty and you're on a "No death" run. The boss won't kill you, the timer will.
Metal Slug 7 is what I think the hardest game in a cheap way. While the enemies aren't so creative, it just likes to take advantage of the terrains and platforms making it hard
I'm more amused that this list didn't include sol Dae rokker and it places sand marine on 8th. Sand marine is just sol Dae rokker on the ground Sol Dae rokker has RNG (yellow beams), that alone makes him a difficult boss to fight
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For me, the hardest boss of the series will always be my parents. Convincing them to lend me another quarter was among the toughest challenges I've faced in any game
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This boss can easily beaten when you buy the game on a console/device for unlimited play
Renting a console instead of going to arcade for some of these games are one of the best choices I made
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the art style of this game is timeless. Metal Slug is ace stuff!
Agreed. Hell, even Nazca (or the Irem ex-employes who formed Nazca and developed MS, or whatever the hell you wanna call them) developed games in general are simply gorgeous. In The Hunt, anyone?
@@Sakf504 In the Hunt is also awesome. Wasn't that a precursor to MS though?
@@Jeffmetal42 I don't know. Gunforce 2 is more similar to MS for me.
Are there's indie game having same timeless artstyle as Metal Slug? Let's see 🤔
I think one of my favorite lore tidbits is that apparently the reason why Allen never dies is His love for his wife and child and his absolute refusal to fail to return to them.
Also I'd have to say the Monoeyes tend to be my nemesis. I can either do really well against them. Or I struggle against them. There doesn't tend to be a lot of in between for me.
Dude, Rootmars is freaking as hell. His appearance should be more than enough in why he’s a tough boss. He’s just so creepy to look at! I salute you for being able to face such an abomination.
But, he's a friend on MS6
Ironically, he is one of the only bosses in the series i can no-miss. Get in tank, get out, shoot, get in tank. Ez
The handsome leader of the Mars people with a cute angelic laugh"
Me: *remembing calling Yamazaki the nicest and most considerate human being ever from ranking the KOF games from worst to best video* 😂 👍
The third place is reserved for Metal Slug 3's main antagonist, the handsome leader of the Mars people, with a cute angelic laugh.
*Rootmars.*
Ah yes, the most persistent boss/character ever, Allen O’Neil
Yes the Kraken is so damn hard and the timer running out makes this boss hard to do a no death run
Indeed.
There's more of mechanical tentacles
Why is there a timer in a non-speedrun Metal Slug again?
16:31 You can hit the boss with grenades if you're playing as Eri, since she gets extra range with them.
You're right!
@@ShoryuGame Still it was hard
Not only that, the timer will not reset between phrases
Ah yes, the Memphis Bomb Princess. 💣
That weird floating red thing was indeed hell
Ikr it will make me crazy if that lvl 8 difficulty
Sol Dae Rokker the bane of my existence
@@jcdenton6427indeed, and the fact it’s in my favorite metal slug game is crazy.
@@pixelcat293 is also my favorite and it's indeed crazy that Sol Dae Rokker is in it.
Metal Slug was the Dark Souls of all side-scrolling shooter Games.
Contra: Am I a joke to you?!
Edit: Both franchises were the definition of side-scrolling shooter ^_^
@@meganinten0078 The very 1st Contra on the NES Console was Hard, but with the Power of the Konami Code [Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B-A Select/Start] where you're granted 30 Lives that'll make the Experience 10X more Easy.
Edit: I always Dreamed about Contra and Metal Slug having a Crossover, just like how Double Dragon once did a Crossover with Battletoads.
@@joseurbina3835 'The Power of the Konami Code' XD
That would be an epic crossover.
Sadly, Contra is no longer the same as before :(
I blame Konami.
@@joseurbina3835 I remember the first time me and my cousin beat Amadeus.
Good and painful memories 😌
Edit: Ok.
Nevermind.
Metal Slug 7 is the last one in the MS Timeline 😅
@@meganinten0078 MS4 was the best Game I've ever played, even though most people say it's the Weakest Entry in the Series, because due to the Fact that there was no Tarma and Eri and some Stages were Recycled.
It's a shame that Arcades are not as Popular anymore back in the 90's and Early 2000's, these Days Arcades can be found in sometimes in Pizza Restaurants (Pizza Hut and Cici's Pizza etc) or places like Dave and Busters.
Rankings of SNK bosses are always fun, thanks for this one. And depends on how much you consider Metal Slug Attack and Metal Slug Defense as canon but Amadeus does survive his boss fight and goes on to create an entire faction to keep being a pain in the ass.
Honestly that just seems to be a problem in general for the Regular Army in that they are really bad about making sure their threats are dealt with or actually dead.
I remember playing metal slug x with a friend from college we were on a roll steamrolling all the levels until we got to the final level. We both spent about $1.75 to beat it but damn we were in sync that day
Ahh..I still remember went I was 12 years old I play all metal slug until midnight. When I was destroy Brian robot I look at windor, I can see sun coming up and my brother wake and saw me still playing metal slug. He shock, he can't believe Im not sleep until morning. I ran to my bed and get sleep before my mom know I not sleep becaus playing games. I miss my childhood.
Same here man
Yeah boi
I grew up playing this. It was so addictive with a very fun first stage and then a parade of getting bent over. What a stunning game though. So much work to make it look the way it does.
I grew up playing this game too, good times.
Me too. Hope there'll be 8th installment of mainline Metal Slug series (which excluding its spinoff MS Advance)
mission 4 will always have most of the toughest bosses in the series.
I remember using 39 coins to complete metal slug 3 it was hard lol and at that time getting 39 coins was hard tho , this game made my childhood great
12:06 "And his aiming sucks!"
I died of laughter after hear that xD
Well, I had played in my computer so me losing my life was not an issue with extra credits in the arcade mode. On Console mode though well you are right about the difficulty. I had to resort to the arcade mode to clear the game.
Same
Bit of a trick with Brain Robot: holding the Fire button with the Protogunner will activate Vulcan Fix and keep the gun in place, allowing you to focus on dodging. Also, his enrage only triggers once he has used his melee attack several times.
Video Idea: Top 10 hardest bosses in Samurai Shodown, Top 10 KOF pairs shipped by the community
Thanks for the suggestions!
I wouldn’t mind seeing the second one being made
16:28 Correction: You CAN hit the kraken with grenades if it hasn't finished submerging or when it comes out of the lava OR using Eri since She can aim her grenades in 8 directions depending on the D-pad presses(If it's flying, hold up. If it was submerging, hold left or right.).
Also Kraken can took so freaking long to beat, even if you can dodge all those still risking the death from time out which is pretty hard to happen normally.
Ms7 have time?
That Stage 4 Boss on M3 is Hell with Lvl8 difficulty
Yeah F that boss
The yellow bullets difficult to dodge once its scattered
If you're lucky enough, you can defeat it without having to deal with the yellow bullets, since its attacks choices are random too. I once defeated it after he got stuck in a loop of wolf spirits, the "coin-ificator" beam and red bullets
The brain robot was the hardest boss for me. I kept on dying and he took FOREVER to kill.
"In my case I was more lucky than skilled" you described every win I ever had at any Metal Slug game 🥲
You know that you are fighting a final boss in Metal Slug when Final Attack starts playing. Gives me adrenaline every time it plays.
Never played Metal Slug, but I intend to now!
You should. Start with Metal Slugs 3, the best in my opinion
all of them are really great tbh
@@taiebb.m6332 i was a little disappointed with 5 because how short it is
@@christophercruz1513 yeah its kind of bummer but at least at had a really cool story and amazing soundtracks
You will be doing yourself a great service. A great platformer series no doubt. I truly thank God for emulation 😁🙏🏾
shoryugame put some funny lines in this video. i laugh so hard when he show how marco missed the hit on rootmars
The hardest boss in Metal Slug......my lack of quarters to play these wonderful games
These Metal Slug Bosses are complete Bullet Sponges. XD
Never played metal slug but now I see why it's so beloved. Man these bosses are insane
Metal Slug 3 is the hardest in my experience, It's no surprise to see so many of its bosses featured here.
"His aim sucks" Made me laugh g00d :) Excellent vide0 yet again SG. Keep it up.
Thank you!
@@ShoryuGame Y0u are m0st welc0me.
10:00 You can stand in open space of the laser parts (between of laser shootting down) and when he begin fire big ring laser,jump immediately!
Trust me, I play Anthology on my PS2 almost every days :)
Hope this can helpful!
Thank you!
12:06 His aiming is as bad as the aiming of the StormTroopers from Star Wars 😆
I am not a big fan of Metal Slug but I still remember the day me and my cousin beat Amadeus.
Maybe that is why Metal Slug 4 is one of my favorites.
Very refreshing to see a Metal Slug video once in a while!
I really need to get into this series someday... what is the best way to play Metal Slug nowadays??
There are quite a few options. Most consoles have digital copies and they can also be bought on Steam and GoG. Just do a bit a research before you choose a version to buy because some of the digital copies have a bit of input lag which in a game like this, can make the game borderline unplayable.
@@Jeffmetal42 Right, I'll take that into considiration. Thanks!
I loved the satisfying "Battle Machine Gun" sound effect
Isn't it "Heavy Machine Gun"?
The best thing about the Kraken is that, since it's a very long fight, even if you know how to evade all its attacks, the timer will kill you it if you can't deal enough damage to it
Just when I finished watching your "Metal Slug Story Explained" videos.
Amazing!
Glad you like them!
DANG! UR VIDEOS ARE JUST TOO GOOD MAN!!
Also, I have an idea! Can you make a video about Top 10 Hardest Bosses in The Samurai Shodown Series? I think you must include all the games in the Samurai Shodown Series, because the mainline games don't even passed more than 10 Bosses.
If you ever make a video about this, you always will have my sincere gratitude! Thanks buddy! Ur the best TH-camr ever for me! 😊😘👍❤️😍☺️
my one hardest bosses is the avatar of evil cuz u know it hav alotta health u can dodge the blue smoke of avatar of evil my favorite hardest boss :)
I play all arcade versions expect the ones on Playstation. That final boss in metal slug 2 was epic! So glad it was on this list.
Yeeeeeiiiiii, Metal Slug!!!! (And clark in flames 5:35 😂). I would like to see a top of indigenous and native characters in Fighting games such as Rick Strowd (RB2 Fatal Fury), Julia and Michelle (Tekken), Nightwolf and Kotal Khan (MK), Thunder (Killer Instinct), White Buffalo (Power Instinct), Mudman (World Héroes), Tam Tam and Cham Cham (Samurái Shodown), T. Hawk (SF), and I am not sure if Tizoc (Garou/ KOF). Greetings.
I don’t know if this counts, but the hardest thing about the MS series for me were the controls. I could never get used to that aiming style...
i absolutely agree with kraken being #1
because kraken has three thing:
-The Tentacle part are hard
- Kraken part are also hard
-Trying to defeat it without running out of time and dies(there was a super pro TH-camr that did All Metal Slug Bosses with without being hitten, well he is not hitten by kraken but Die by running out of time when Fighting Kraken)
14:51 u rlly made me audibly say really? lol u got me bro
1. Sol De Rokkie is my Nemesis, even he has a "trick" is not easy to pull off, also i fought him since 2000 when MS3 came out in arcades and let me tell you: try to fight that bastard in lvl 8 difficulty (which is ever put in that number in the arcades for you to lose your money) is a nightmare, i even learn to pass all the game without problems and no deaths before and after him in lvl 8. but that boss...ArgH!! it die with 27-30 shotgun shells or if you for the upper path, then fire is very useful against him.
2.After that the Sandmarine (MS5), i remember come to him with 40 bombs and still that bastard don't die (lvl 8 of course),
3.Final boss MSX Rugname.
4. MS2 Robot-Morden mission 3 WITHOUT the fire weapon, it just have sooo much defense and hitpoints and also survive the 2 helicopters above you meanwhile you are cornered, with the fire weapon is all opposite: too easy and die in few shots.
5.Kraken MS7, even he has many attack, you still can "learn it"
6.Invader King, still don't get the right pattern
7.Brain Robot, yeah he is an asshole
8.The Union MS7 XX
9.Amadeus and
10.Sea Satan from MS4: both have the same thing: Is just know where positioning to avoid bullets... the problem is remember where is and they change that position every time
Some Mentions:
-Is not a boss but try to pass the last 3 trains mission 5 in MS2 is hard, because there is not weapons for you when you get there or bombs (you have to save bombs until get there)
-The submarine of 5th mission MSX WITHOUT any vehicle in lvl 8, i learn this trying survive mode in playstation 1
I find the O´Neil from MS4 actually easy (even in lvl 8): just let yourself shoot with the tank meanwhile you are jumping to go up the platform, from there no bullet can reach you, and you just shoot the upper section (the one barely you see in the top) when explodes (looks damaged but still is there) then just shot in the front of you trying to shoot the two low sections at the same time, when one of the sections is destroyed quickly try to destroy the other, and since the top part is already destroyed, you get to the last part with the cannon grounded in the floor, and since you are in the platform, just shoot all the incomings flying bombs with the tank and shoot the last part with no problem at all
16:49 This one!
The Union 3-in-1 war vehicle
The 5th level of XX was a festival or swarming you with enemies from all directions every few steps, including packs of mini UFOs that laser straight down through your head, all while player is set to glide down cliffs and crevices on a parachute which doesn't let you jump and shuffle around like usual. And this fat kitchen sink is just a salt in the wounds. You just have to find crawlspaces through all the enemy attacks, while crushing the primary fire key hoping to kill one of the 3 units and get some fresh air. And even then destroyed units are still able to shoot and dock together crushing you if you try to put a few more bullets into it during a time window. An utter chaos.
Sad part: the concept is amazing. A tank, a jet and an armed platform thingy megazorded into one machine is something we didnt see much in MS series. Really wish this boss would be an obtainable unit in MS Defense
14:55 this bait and switch was hilarious lol
For me based on Lv.8 Difficulty (hardest difficulty) playthrough experience
Hardest
No.1 Amadeus last phase
No.2 Sandmarine
No.3 Sal Dae Rokker
No.4 Rugname
No.5 Kraken
No.6 Rootmars
Also MS7/XX Mission 4 , 5 boss
Jupiter King if fight without Rebel's LV Armor
When you come from Ostrich route you don't have vehicle to fight this boss
if come from secret base route you'll have LV Armor at least you can use eject trick to avoid dmg
Invader King if fight without Slug
(fight is easy with Slug + Tarma because when Tarma ride a Slug Vulcan dmg is x1.5 and can take 6 hits while other chars when ride a Slug can take only 3 hits)
Elder Centipede (MS6 mission 4) fight is harder without Slug Flyer
(Slug Flyer destroyed during Slug flyer route or during boss fight or come from Rootmars route)
All MS1 bosses are easiest bosses even Lv.8 difficulty
especially when fight with Slug + spare alot of Grenades (40-50 if possible) before fight you can spam it and kill the boss quickly
Another infuriating thing about the Kraken is the time limit, which kills you when you reach 0. For me, the hardest boss is the Monoeye aliens from MS3, as a Zombie, you have to time it right with the blood vomit while dodging the beams.
14:56 Breh, you got us there near the end. Solid Gold!!!
My day is made. Thanks for the video! :D
My pleasure!
I can’t wait to build my home arcade to play this series. Thanks for the motivation to get back to it.
Personally the Avatar of Evil is the hardest final boss, I’ve never once managed to dodge the barrage attack successfully
8:52,I'm super late, but the proto gunner has the Vulcan Fix built into it, so just hold down fire to constantly aim in one direction while moving around!
14:14 The only possible, legal way to cheese the Monoeyes boss fight was having your character turned into their Zombie form and spams the grenades that you saved from earlier. Still the tricky part is you have to timing the Blood Pukes in the right moments to kill them fast before their attacks became ridiculously fast.
hey, shoryu, chris's gameplay trailer on KOF XV is dropped. l'm so happy to see team new faces / orochi is back since 2002.
I've never played 6 or 7, but Amadeus fight was like a death the moment the invincibility wore off. That's my number one and I feel validated it is high on your list!
Hey I've got an idea
Since you made a video on the best songs of KOF, why won't you make one for the best songs of Metal Slug. That game definitely has awesome themes ( with Secret Place from MS 4 being my favourite )
What do you think ?
i LOVED Sand Marine and Fall Mecha, one of my favorite bosses in the series, but they are quite a challenge.
really liked the two O'Neil fights on the list, didn't really like the Sol boss, Brain Robot is cool but i hated how it goes from hard to absolutely painful if you try to use the vehicle there, really liked Amadeus, Rootmars is pretty neat even if way too repetitive and high on health for me, HATED MS2's final boss and loved the Kraken boss. great video!
You cannot grasp the true form of Armadeus's attack! You took mortal damage.
Earthbound!
I'm happy with any video.. Time to watch the metal slug lore videos again after so long 😁
Thinking of playing the metal slug games for first time on mobile now🤔
You’re a Neo Geo God
So much knowledge
For me the top 3 hardest boss are
1 kraken
2 robo brain
3 rootmars
"There are those who could defeat these monsters blindfolded while holding the controller with their feet"
😂😂😂
I'd like to know those monsters who can do that!!
Search for Shadowserg's YT channel, there are a lot of "No death/No damage" gameplays from a lot of games, including arcade ones.
Metal Slug 7 is impossible to no-death run in DS! So you inevitably gonna die from timeout.
But still, it's safe to say no damage.
You could also make a video to rank the different factions based on how strong they each are both gameplay-wise and lore-wise. My list (only lore-wise), from most powerful to least powerful, would be:
1) Future Rebel Army
2) Mars People
3) Invaders
4) Present Rebel Army
5) Ptolemaic Army
6) Amadeus Syndicate
For me, its the avatar of evil, his annoying balls will follow you until you die but the blls probs dont stop, and when he ascends, more balls will rapidly approach the player, when thats done, he will use a scythe to send down those spear looking thingys,and it will launch out puffs of smoke if your close to it, it has a bunch of health and its hitting point is the skull, removing any more hitting points either than the skull imbedded in its chest, there
Sus part on "balls"
13:31 he died as Hero rest in peace pilot rebel guy
best stages in metal slug need a video
Worth noting that the Kraken is also stupidly tanky, I've seen some people try to kill it in one life and timer running out on them
If there's one thing that Metal Slug 4 did well, I think it's the final boss fight. For many reasons, I feel that Amadeus's fight is the best boss in the entire series, and certainly outpaces many of the other final bosses. For example, Rootmars simply involves jumping in and out of the Metal Slug while he repeats the same two attacks over and over again, while Dark Spirit Incarnate is literally just sliding left and right and waiting for his scythe to fall down. The Rugname final boss from MS2 literally just fires blindly in the middle and spams annoying over-buffed U.F.O.'s for the whole fight.
Compare this to a climatic three-phased boss fight full of fun and dodge-able patterns against missiles, laser rings, energy balls, mobile satellites, a giant buzzsaw, a machine-gun, central cockpit heat lasers, vertical & horizontal beams, mini-robots and bouncing shots. The atmosphere is intense, it always keeps you on your toes and has high replay-ability because of the sheer diversity of attacks it has. Now only if Metal Slug 4 had this much ambition in the entire game, and it could have been one of the best entries in the series.
Fair point!
Kraken (MS7) also has a lot of move variety and it's much harder to beat
Definely! Other bosses are easy once you are familiarize their attack patterns but when it comes to dr.amadues i was like “ holy sht”with these attack projectiles.
Amadeus also has a very awesome musical theme. Which is just perfect for him
15:31 Think fast! What Pokémon looks like this attack?
I remember getting super bummed out when I nearly beaten Metal Slug 3 in 1 life then started losing a continue at the final boss on hard mode. So I kissed those achievements for no death on Mission 5 and no continue run on xbox live.
The final mission is about as long as doing mission 1 to 4 in MS3. I wouldn't say this series is bat shit hard compared to contra where even touching an enemy in those games kills you.
In metal slug the attacks are heavily telegraphed, each enemy action needs purpose for why your protagonist is getting harmed.
Hello shroyu
Can u plz briefly explain the story of those from the past?
I have played metal slug 1, 2, X and 3 on the Arcade when I was in studying though the Arcade is closed now.
My personal hardest will always be the Avatar of Evil from MS5. Holy crap that thing is intimidating, but man is the sprite work so good.
Yeah, that fight was epic!
same
The scrapped bosses were harder
I would disagree on Brain Robot being that high due to a single thing that flips the entire fight - MS6 new mechanic, Vulcan Fix.
While every other slug's Vulcan can be locked into current direction only by Tarma, Protogunner's Vulcan can be fixed by ANYONE - even Ralf. And with that change, you can focus on dodging, as Brain Robot is so stupidly tall that you can't really miss him if you fixed your vulcan around the middle of screen.
I had a grudge for (also) the mission 4 of Metal slug IV... I couldn't progress on the arcades because of it (Played with my brother and we had a limit of how many we could spend), and Big Jhon was tough to deal with those glass bombs that killed you even in zombified state... good old times
I just recently played Metal Slug X and I have a personal grudge against the tank of the first level, just beacuse each time I attempt a perfect run of the that stage one of the three final dudes to rescue (from destroying the bottom turret) always goes off screen and my attempts to catch him always end in a missile stunning my metal slug and messing up the run.
The Invader King by far is the hardest for me.
ShoryuGame: No.1 is the Kraken
Me: Yup, sounds about right.
I can honestly say that the Rugname and Sol Dae Rokker are not hard, they are just unfair because:
...Sol Dae Rokker yellow beams are truly impossible to avoid only when the boss is enraged, so if the boss doesn't do that attack (RNG involved basically) you can easily win;
...and the Rugname is hard because of how unpredictable and sturdy the Elite Ufos are. If the Dai Manji (previous phase) drops a super weapon, the final battle will be 300 times easier.
Rather than skill, those two bosses need luck.
That hardest boss for me is that one fucking tank thing in one of the snow levels. I think it has saws or spikes in the front of it, you can’t stand on it, and I’m pretty sure Morden was controlling it. I died so many times to that boss
Don’t forget about Kraken taking so long to kill that the timer actually matters here, so you have 1 more way of dying even if you are doing well.
The fight would be more fun and bearable if there was a Slug before heading in. It’s a tough fight but we like the challenge. Thank goodness it wasn’t in arcades.
Though I agree with most of them but Union should have been there. My goodness,that thing was a nightmare.
For me invader king is the hardest Metal Slug boss of all time
Amadeus only refers to the Doctor's (his "name") organization as well as the mother computer he is controlling 9:05
There's a line beyond a challenging boss becomes simply idioticly unfair.
He's not wrong about the number one. What makes it even harder is that if you're fighting the Kraken on hard difficulty and you're on a "No death" run. The boss won't kill you, the timer will.
While I never plaed metal slug, I did play commando growing up which was a flash game that, upon looking back, was heavily inspired by metal slug
I can easily do up to the monoeyes in MS3, they always mess me up badly.
MS3 Final mission is the hardest mission to complete without dying
Metal Slug 7 is what I think the hardest game in a cheap way. While the enemies aren't so creative, it just likes to take advantage of the terrains and platforms making it hard
I forget how hard these games are due to unlimited continues
Metal Slug has insane boss designs
ooh, another video maybe, best weapons in metal slug, or maybe best vehicles.
Thanks for the suggestions!
I would say best weapons
I'd be glad watching that vidéo
Dude that story of the dude who got all that help and still lost I feel really bad for him
I'm more amused that this list didn't include sol Dae rokker and it places sand marine on 8th. Sand marine is just sol Dae rokker on the ground
Sol Dae rokker has RNG (yellow beams), that alone makes him a difficult boss to fight
I love all of your metal slug videos you rock buddy! Like be an always support the channel
Thanks a bunch!
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